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“It’s sweet, man,” said Kush, who has been earning the majority of reps at center since the offseason departure of Rodney Hudson. “I like jeeping and off-roading and stuff like that, so I built a pretty bad Jeep.”

Kush credited a buddy of his who works at Torq’d Performance in Joplin, Mo., for equipping his ride, which he also called “nasty,” for better off-roading.

“I like to four-wheel everything,” Kush said. “Through college I did it, but now I got to build a little better jeep, so I did it.

“And I decided I’m going to bring some energy, slap some flags on that thing, be a patriot, be a Chiefs fan and just roll that thing into camp.”

Kush said the reaction to his Jeep on the road has largely been positive.

“I get a lot of thumbs up sometimes, some honking,” Kush said. “A couple guys (on the team) are trying to tease me a little bit. But for the most part, everybody loves it.”

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